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2 people injured in Lower Burrell crash
One person was flown and another taken by ambulance to local hospitals after being injured in a crash in Lower Burrell. Westmoreland County dispatchers said a car and a motorcycle collided along the 2700 block of Leechburg Road shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. No other injuries were reported, and the...
DUI, firearms cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Malik Trowery, 22, of Duquesne on charges of firearms not to be carried...
Drug, theft cases among Monroeville police investigations this month
Monroeville police filed the following charges Jan. 3-15 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Tashawn Menefee, 26, of Pittsburgh with possession of drug paraphernalia, unauthorized transfer of registration, driving with a suspended license, failure to obey traffic control signals and driving without general lighting requirements. Charges were filed...
DUI, theft cases among those handled by Judge Zucco in Plum
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Russell Martell, 37, of New Kensington on charges of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. Charges were filed Sept. 15. Waived preliminary hearings • David Barr,...
McKees Rocks woman pleads guilty to narcotics trafficking for the GBK street gang
A McKees Rocks woman accused of conspiring to distribute crack, cocaine and heroin pleaded guilty in federal court, authorities announced . Tamra Moore, 35, admitted violating federal narcotics laws before Senior U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab. Authorities said Moore and her co-conspirators distributed the drugs November 2017 through June...
Verona council has new leadership
Verona officials started the new year by selecting new council leadership. Pat McCarthy was named president and Nancy Carpenter vice president at a recent reorganization meeting. McCarthy has been on council since 2010. Carpenter is in the third year of her first term. “I hope to do the right things,”...
Plum School District to offer online kindergarten, first grade registration
A Plum School District online registration effort has been expanded. Parents of kindergartners and first-graders can sign their children up for school via the district’s website starting Feb. 10. “The district piloted an online kindergarten registration last year,” Assistant Superintendent Rick Walsh said. “Approximately 78% of our kindergarten families registered...
Plum’s 80-year-old Meals on Wheel volunteer will ‘keep going up until I can’t go anymore’
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Anna Betti plans to start this year the same way she closed out the last one: making meals for fellow Plum residents. “I’m going to keep going up until I...
Chip Bell is an Arnold attorney, but his adventure novels take you to the tropicsVideo
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things that they do. People who step into Charles “Chip” Bell Jr.’s office in Arnold are transported to the tropics. Images of palm trees, Key West, the Caribbean and even pirates are scattered...
Drug, theft cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Jan. 13, 2020
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Narue Finn, 43, of Braddock on charges of simple assault, possession of marijuana...
Infant in car hit by glass in Braddock Hills shooting; police say his dad was intended target
A 1-year-old boy riding in a car was injured by flying glass Friday afternoon when another car fired at the one the baby was riding in. Allegheny County Police Inspector Andrew Schurman said the incident happened around 4:15 p.m. in Braddock Hills near the intersection of Yost Boulevard and Brinton...
Drug, theft cases among recent Monroeville police investigations – Jan. 10, 2020
Monroeville police filed the following charges Dec. 27-30 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Hayes Eugene, 42, of Monroeville with simple assault and criminal mischief. Charges were filed Dec. 27 in connection with an incident along the 900 block of Hamlet Court. • LyricAnn Ashley, 23, of Monroeville...
Penn Hills School District’s 2020-21 preliminary budget contains tax hike, no program cutsVideo
Penn Hills School District officials would have to find a way to fill an estimated $3.2 million budget shortfall even with a real estate take hike of nearly 7%. That’s one of several revelations made during a 2020-21 preliminary budget presentation made a special meeting Thursday. “This is only a...
Lunar New Year celebration planned for Monroeville Public Library
A Lunar New Year celebration is planned Jan. 25 at the Monroeville Public Library. About 130 people are expected to take part in the event from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. The festival, also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival,...
Route 65 in Glen Osborne reopened after crash
A portion of Route 65 northbound in Glen Osborne that was closed due to a vehicle crash with injuries has reopened. Allegheny County officials said the closure was between I-79 and the Haysville traffic light. Dispatchers said two people were injured in connection with the crash around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday....
Plum officials appoint new council president, vice president
Plum Council has new leadership. Dave Odom and Dave Vento were unanimously appointed president and vice president, respectively, at a reorganization meeting Jan. 6. Their nominations were made by former council president, Mike Doyle. Odom is in the third year of his first term on council. “I’m extremely excited to...
Food trucks featuring worldwide fare invade Monroeville Convention CenterVideo
Food lovers had an opportunity to sample tastes from around the world at the fourth annual Food Truck a Palooza at the Monroeville Convention Center. At least a thousand people turned out for Saturday’s event presented by Good Taste! Pittsburgh. It featured a more open layout with a greater food...
Longtime Fiori’s pizza maker hangs up apron after 40 years
Legendary Pittsburgh pizza maker Giuseppe “Joe” Pepe has called it a career after 40 years at Fiori’s Pizzaria in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood. A craftsman of the oven-baked crust, Pepe helped found Fiori’s along Capital Avenue in 1979. The Brookline Connection Facebook page posted a tribute to him with a photo...
Man questioned by police in Penn Hills woman’s murder found dead in Mt. Oliver
A man questioned by police in the shooting death of a Pittsburgh woman was found dead Friday in a Mt. Oliver home. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as George Daniel, 58. The medical examiner late Friday ruled his death a suicide. The ME’s office said he...
DUI, drug among cases recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearings • Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez, 40, of Pitcairn on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and...
Theft cases among recent Monroeville police investigations
Monroeville police filed the following charges Dec. 21-23 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Cierra Grimes, 31, of Pittsburgh with retail theft. Charges were filed Dec. 23 in connection with an incident along the 200 block of Mall Boulevard. • Shakera Sanders, 27, of Pittsburgh with retail theft...
North Hampton fire chief relieved of duties following suspected DUI crash
North Hampton Volunteer Fire Chief John Schwend has been relieved of his duties being charged with drunken driving and reckless driving. Charges stem from a Dec. 15 crash in Gibsonia. Schwend’s preliminary hearing’s set for Jan. 29 before Magisterial District Judge Tom Swan. The volunteer fire department announced via letter...
Man found dead during SWAT situation in McCandless
A man was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head following a SWAT situation in McCandless, news partners WPXI-TV reported. West Ingomar Road in McCandless reopened Tuesday night after being closed for several hours due to incident. County dispatchers said the ordeal began around 3 p.m. and ended...
Red Cross helps three Penn Hills adults with shelter after house fire
A Penn Hills family of three was left homeless New Year’s Eve after a fire ripped though their Jay Drive home. Allegheny County dispatchers said the two-alarm blaze began shortly before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities said a firefighter was treated at the scene and two cats died. A dog was...
Assault, DUI among cases in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Javon Peterson, 23, of Turtle Creek on charges of possession of marijuana,...
